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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who mentions a "heart black with sorrow" in Act II?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Luke.
(d) Margaret.

2. Who leaves to look for David in Act II?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Sister Boxer.

3. Who mentions David leaving home?
(a) Margaret.
(b) David.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Luke.

4. In Act II, when does David say that he stopped believing?
(a) When some men approached him about playing music.
(b) When he started going to music school.
(c) When he started lying to his mother.
(d) When he turned 18.

5. Who enters the church during the last line of a song in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) David.
(c) Ida Jackson.
(d) Margaret.

6. Who says, "I'm bearing witness to the truth" in Act II.
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Odessa.

7. In Act II, Margaret is asked how she returned home from Philadelphia. Her answer was what?
(a) Flew in an airplane.
(b) Rode the train.
(c) Rode the bus.
(d) Received a ride from someone.

8. Three women are in the kitchen when Act II begins. Who else is in the scene?
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Luke.
(c) Margaret.
(d) David.

9. Where is Bishop Williams' church located?
(a) 145th Street.
(b) 63rd Avenue.
(c) 51st Street.
(d) Next to Central Park.

10. Who says, "You play piano like I dreamed you would" to David in Act II?
(a) Brother Boxer.
(b) Luke.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Odessa.

11. In talking about the events that occurred ten years ago, Luke says that they were cursed for what reason?
(a) Not going to church.
(b) Being poor.
(c) Enjoying life.
(d) Being in love.

12. Act II takes place how many days later than Act I?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

13. Who cries in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Margaret.
(d) David.

14. Odessa encourages Margaret to return to the church towards the end of Act II for what reason?
(a) To pray for Luke.
(b) To prepare her sermon.
(c) To see an upset parishioner.
(d) To attend a business meeting.

15. What music is playing in Luke's bedroom?
(a) One of Luke's old records.
(b) A new recording of David's.
(c) Gospel music.
(d) Dizzy Gillespie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother Boxer says, "But he got trumpets or some kind of horn in his blood," who is he referring to?

2. What does Margaret plan for David to do with his life?

3. In Act II, Sister Moore suggests that Margaret has engaged in another wrongdoing. What is this wrongdoing?

4. In Act II, what does Luke call the baby the he and his wife lost?

5. Luke thinks Margaret is treating David like he's how old in Act II?

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